The five students (and one alternate) will be selected as Pupils of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court and will travel to Jacksonville to attend a dinner and meeting on one Thursday night each month. Students who are invited to participate in this prestigious opportunity are expected to attend all Inn meetings during the year, from September ’11 - March ’12. The students selected will have the opportunity to work with and to observe the most outstanding trial lawyers and judges in the State and Federal courts; they will have the opportunity to meet and come to know on a personal basis the leaders of the Bench and the Bar in the State of Florida, and learn trial techniques and skills from true masters of their craft.
Well qualified students are encouraged to apply who:
1) can commit to faithfully attending a dinner and meeting one Thursday per month from September through March in Jacksonville and
2) have a demonstrated interest in litigation and the Jacksonville area and
3) will not be graduating before May 2012.
The Application is attached. Please submit your application to Student Affairs for this Jacksonville Inn by or before the deadline Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
**Please note that applications for the James C. Adkins Inn (in Gainesville) are not accepted until fall. Questions regarding the Adkins Inn should be directed to Professor Diane Tomlinson.